Service Industry, owned by Matt Slider and JB Paschal, focuses on craft cocktails and a social, yet quiet, atmosphere.

The Hickory Street spot is the second location for Muddy Jake’s, which also operates in Sulphur Springs. General manager Lonnie Fox said the sports bar is hoping to host events, like live music and stand-up comedians.

Jakes Hamburgers will celebrate its 30th anniversary by opening a new location in Flower Mound at the beginning of April.

The burger joint, which uses meat ground at the Fort Worth Stockyards, will occupy the corner of FM 3040 and Gerault Road. The restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. It will include a full bar and patio, with servers and bartenders.

Marty Garvey co-owns the local chain with his brother, Greg.

“We’re looking forward to opening out in Flower Mound,” he said. “There are not quite enough good food options in that part of town, so we feel like it’s a good fit for the town and our restaurant.”

It will be the local chain’s ninth location. For updates, visit jakesuptown.com.

Flower Mound resident Mani Bhushan will open the third location of his fast-casual restaurant Taco Ocho by early summer in the River Walk Market shopping center, next to Market Street. It will serve food inspired by classic Latin cuisine. For more information, visit tacoocho.com.

Since late November, In-N-Out Burgers has been serving its popular west coast style burgers to The Colony. The new 3,750 square foot restaurant is located on the southwest corner of the Sam Rayburn Tollway and Plano Parkway — across from the Nebraska Furniture Mart. For more information, visit in-n-out.com.

Panera Bread will also open near the Grandscape development. City Council approved development plans for a 4,300 square-foot restaurant at its Feb. 17 meeting. The restaurant will be directly west of In-N-Out. According to Planning and Zoning commission minutes, the company plans to start building in late March, open by July. For more information, visit panerabread.com.

Raising Cane’s scheduled to open its first location in The Colony at 3851 Plano Parkway, just south of the other developments, in June.

“I have received feedback from many of our customers that they have been waiting for a Raising Cane’s to open in The Colony, so we believe this is a win for everybody,” Luke Overman, Area Director of Operations said in a press release.

This will be the Louisiana-based chain’s 28th restaurant in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. It will be the company’s first location built with new and larger prototype specifications. For more information, visit raisingcanes.com.

Lewisville/Flower Mound editor Adam Schrader can be reached at 214-773-8188 and @schrader_adam on Twitter.

A rendering of the proposed Rayzor Ranch Town Center in Denton. (RED Development)

More stores and restaurants have signed on to join Rayzor Ranch Town Center, including In-N-Out, Raising Cane’s and Chili’s.

In a meeting with economic development investors last night, Scott Wagner, a vice president with the project’s developer RED Development, said the three restaurants could open in the spring or summer of 2016.

Additionally, the first strip of retail space planned for the town center is more than halfway leased. However, store announcements won’t be made until more of the space is leased. This portion is expected to open by fall 2016.

In Wagner’s presentation, he also fielded questions about bringing a higher-end grocery store like Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s. These “specialty” grocers tend to join projects once they are already established, Wagner said. For example, Whole Foods didn’t join The Shops at Highland Village until 2014, even though the center began opening stores in 2007.

Public infrastructure improvements are set to break ground “soon,” before the buildings start going up, Wagner said.

Boris Breslav poses for a portrait next to his vehicle on September 19, 2012 at Reverchon Park in Dallas. Breslav is a driver for Uber, a San Francisco based technology company with a mobile app based private car service in Dallas and Denton. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)

Uber’s move to Denton is now official.

The car-for-hire company launched locally Tuesday morning. As a kick-off promotion, Uber is offering free rides around town through Thursday, Uber representative Debbee Hancock said.

Customers can use the promo code “DentonLove” when requesting rides that start and end in Denton.

The Uber smartphone app allows customers to enter their pickup location and destination to receive an estimated price for the trip. Riders also have a choice of vehicle. Options range from taxis to SUVs and luxury cars.

The app charges the ride directly to a credit or debit card, with the ability to split the fare between multiple riders.

Uber will be an addition to Denton’s main transportation provider, AA Shuttle & Taxi Service.

Harvest House on East Hickory Street in Denton is still under construction. (Al Key/DRC)

As new bar and music venue Harvest House is nearing completion, the business is now looking to hire bartenders and baristas.

Set to open in mid-March, the space at 331 East Hickory St. will offer coffee and juices in addition to craft beer, cocktails and live music. More information is in our Dec. 6 story.

Currently, the business is slated to have a grand opening March 13-15, according to their website, and will be open from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Friday, and be open from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

To apply, send a resume to DentonHarvestHouse@gmail.com.

You can follow the progress of the business at their Facebook page for more information.

The Subway sandwich shop inside the Texas building is now closed. (Jenna Duncan/DRC)

The Subway sandwich shop on the Denton downtown Square closed Friday, and local business owner John “Sparky” Pearson is now leasing the space.

Now, the storefront will become part of Barley & Board, a new brew pub and restaurant set to open this spring, according to a press release from VERUS Real Estate Advisors, the property management firm for the Texas Building. Renovations are underway for phase of Barley & Board, at the corner storefront of the Texas Building at Oak and Locust streets. Next, it will expand into the Subway space where owners plan to add equipment to brew beer.

Subway opened in the space in April 2013 and drew criticism because it was the first (and only) national chain to open shop on the Square. Despite criticism, the location was doing well and had strong sales, said Bryan Korba of VERUS.

On May 30, the German discount grocer ALDI plans to open its first Denton grocery store at 1105 Loop 288 S.

To celebrate the opening of the Denton store, ALDI will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9:45 a.m. May 29.

The event is open to the public. Guests may sample ALDI exclusive brands and tour the new store, a press release said. Additionally, they may participate in an on-site sweepstakes for a chance to win store gift certificates, a news statement said.

Store hours will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.

ALDI has more than 1,200 U.S. stores located in 32 states. Over the last several years, ALDI has added approximately 50-80 new stores each year.

In 2009, Aldi Inc. opened a 500,000-square-foot distribution center at 2500 Westcourt Road in Denton at an estimated cost of $50 million.

Golden Triangle Mall just announced the addition of Buckle, one of the country’s leading fashion retailers for young men and women, to a list of national and regional tenants that have recently committed to or renewed leases at the renovated mall, according to a press release.

Buckle will occupy 5,040 square feet and is expected to open later in the fall. In addition to Buckle, the list of new tenants includes food court eateries like Italia Express, Tobu Oriental Eatery and Smoothie Paradise, the release said.

The Buckle, Inc. sells medium to better–priced casual apparel, footwear and accessories. The company currently operates over 430 stores in 43 states, according to its website.